Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-27
GONE 10 HIS REST.
A Respected Citizen and Business
Man Passes Away.
Death Yesterday Afternoon Mr.. Al.
YIN Huli--Sketch OF His Life and
Career In Rock Island---The Euuer-
al Announcement.

AT 4:l0 Yesterday afternoon, the suf
ferings of Mr. Alvin Hull, which hay
continued for period of ten years. end
ed. the angel of death closing his ewes i,
the sleep eternal MI. Hull had been s
remarkable man physically, and he bore
up under his infirmities to the asst with
patience and fortitude that characterized
great will power and determination. Ter
years ago he was first afflicted with
something similar to paralysis, and
though he did not suffer psralyt,c
stroke, he never had full use of his lower
limbs afterward. He managed to gel
about, however, with the assistance of 3
cane. though his progress was slow and
at times apparently painful. He attend,
ed diligently to business until overtaken
oy reverses two years ago, since which
time he has lived in comparative retire.
ment, coming down regularly, neyerthe-
less, and greeting,his old friends in BUSH
ness circles
Alvin HILL was born at killingworth,
New Haven county. Conn, March 81
1918; he married Miss Julia W Girls
void there, and came to Rock Island in
1851 and entered actively into business
at the start, engaging in the manufacture
OF matches. He was twice burned ont
and finally in 1867 he went into the
wholesale Yankee notion business CON
tInHlng in that line until be failed in the
spring of 1885. la 1869 he erected the
First National bank building at the cor.
ner of Eighteenth street and Second
avenue, now one of the most substantial
and creditable structures in the central
business portion of the city. For time
MIR. Hull carried on a livery stable in
connection with his other business the
1rm name being Hull & Wright, and
afterwards Hull & Luken and later
Hull & Briggs, Mr.. Briggs afterward
purchasing the entire interest of the
lrm
Shortly after his arrival in Rock ISL
nd sorrow invaded his home. and de.
rived him of his wife, and in 1869 he
married Miss Margaret Meyer, of Hamil-
on, Ohio, who survives her hu,bsnd
nth three children, Charles, Berdie and
lille. Alvin Mcneil and Lulu Carse ara
randchildreD.
on April q last he fell on the floor of
lie kitchen at his home. $50 Eighteenth
rect fracturlng his right hip, and he
rs never recovered from the shock. AL
eek ago he lost the use of his limbs
ltirely, and few days before his death
scame speeches..
MI Hulls business life was one of ms
I'd downs, yet he struggled bravely on =
nquering one adversely after another
ltn falling health compelled him to
ase the exacting duties of commercial II
e. He was upright, straightforward u
d honest in his every dealing and in
various walks of life proved himself
nan d
Inc funeral will be held from the late LII
me OF the deceased, $50 Eighteenth A
Get, at 2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon b,
ng In charge of the Mas0ns, the ONLY 81
Ter to which Mr. Hull belonged hi
TENNEY.
sr. Phil Miller to-day received dis be
.ch from Aster, Iowa, conveying in be
igence of the death of Mrs. Martha Ia
1ney' formerly Of this city. The re- " "
Ms VIII arrive in this city to morrow
ming aud the funeral will be held
the residence of Andrew Hannah "a a.
'outh Moline tomorrow morning At
O'Clock. Deceased was sixty five
s OF age and leaves eleven children ;n
Fha